KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) — In preparation for the departure of the 54 contingent mission to Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, YH Dato Sri Megat D. Shahriman bin Dato’ Zaharudin, Chef de Mission (CDM) and the President of Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) announced in their bulletin today, that PCM in the name of Team Para Malaysia will be distributing 45k Neutrovis Medical Premium Face Masks to the entire community of athletes and officials at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to promote global diversity and harmony. The partnership also led to the launching of a fundraising CSR initiative, where all proceeds from the PCM x NEUTROVIS t-shirt will be directed to the Malaysian Para Team in an effort to continue developing exceptional athletes with disabilities to represent Malaysia in global competitions.
The prestigious games held once every 4 years, after delays, have now finally seen the full contingent comprising of athletes, supported by their respective coaches, members of National Sports Council (MSN), a Medical Team from National Sports Institute (ISN), and secretarial staffs from PCM, departed yesterday evening on the 19th August 2021 from KLIA on Japan Airlines 10:45pm flight. The Chef de Mission reiterated that the stringent policies preventing the spread of COVID-19 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games makes it so that all athletes are required to wear masks at all times except when eating or competing. Failure to do so or violating the protocols will lead to complications that might result in disqualification.
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